| Article: | County has lost $500,000 it couldn't afford to lose We're in a recession; gas is over $4/gal, unemployment rate over 5 percent and getting worse; the county is projecting tax increases (again) - which will be on top of the AECSD's tax increases) and now we get another kick in the teeth: The local organization of community leaders, known as “A Call to Action: A Blueprint For Our Region's Future,” have pulled on offer to front $500,000 for a proposed “first-stop” development agency that would serve the entire county. |